Earth Day MCQ Questions and Answers for Practice

1. Which day is Earth Day?

1. 31-Oct
2. 22-Apr
3. 21-Dec
4. 12-Aug

2. Above what altitude are travelers considered to be astronauts?

1. 30 kms (18.6 miles)
2. 50 kms (31 miles)
3. 80 kms (50 miles)

3. Around the world, how many indigenous people live in forests?

1. 50 million
2. 1 million
3. 5 million
4. 10 million

4. By the end of 1970, the year of the first Earth Day, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was created. Which of the following acts was NOT passed that same year?

1. Marine Mammal Protection Act
2. Clean Air Act
3. Clean Water Act
4. Endangered Species Act

5. Earth Day is the one and only day during the year that you should care about the environment and act to protect it

1. True Statement
2. False Statement

6. How many countries celebrate Earth Day every year?

1. 50
2. 78
3. 105175

7. How many people in the world are dependent on fish as their main source of daily protein?

1. 8 out of 10
2. 1 out of 10
3. 3 out of 10
4. 5 out of 10

8. How much of the worlds oxygen is produced by just the Amazon rainforest?

1. 20%
2. 1%
3. 5%
4. 10%

9. How much oxygen does an average 50-year-old tree provide?

1. Enough for 10 Person
2. Enough for 1 Person
3. Enough for 4 Person
4. Enough for 8 Person

10. How old are the oldest trees?

1. 3000 years old
2. 6000 years old
3. 9000 years old

11. How old is the Earth?

1. 5 million years old
2. 10 billion years old
3. 4.5 billion years old

12. In 2016, the Paris Agreement was signed on Earth Day

1. True Statement
2. False Statement

13. In the USA, There are comprehensive, national standards regarding environmental education

1. True Statement
2. False Statement

14. More than half of the breathable oxygen in the world comes from where?

1. Clouds
2. Forests
3. Ocean
4. Flowering Plants

15. The Earth Day Anthem, a universal song associated with Earth Day, shares what melody with the official anthem of the European Union?

1. Bachs Toccata in D Minor
2. Mozarts Symphony No. 6
3. Beethovens Ode to Joy
4. Handels Atalanta